Re: POP3 sending (was: What Linux needs)

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

Alexander LIST wrote:
> 
> : Yes, this requires a username/password login to authorize mail to be
> : sent. Many providers are now eliminating SMTP relay even for their own
> : customers who might connect from work using SMTP. With POP3 to send
> : mail, a person could connect to their personal ISP and send email from
> : outside their ISP's dialup network.
> 
> Is this a "standardized" feature mentioned in some RFC?
> 

Hmmm. I ran a fulltext search of the rfc collection 
from the rfc editor's web page, and it didn't net anything. I also
looked at STD53, and it contains no mention of these commands. I too
though would be pleased to see this feature so we can eliminate one
more potential security hole.

-- 
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com


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